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ek,/ ITEM No. 6 ty of MEMORANDUM lk River TO: STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM: STEVEN B. ACH, CITY PLANNEI��r DATE: OCTOBER 27, 1994 SUBJECT: SOUTHWEST PLANNING AREA At the last Steering Committee meeting, Chairman Minton asked that a statement be prepared outlining the Steering Committee's role in updating the Comprehensive Plan. In response to this request, I have prepared the following: "The Steering Committee has been authorized by the City Council to conduct meetings to review information, discuss issues, receive public comment and formulate conclusions to update the Comprehensive Plan. The Steering Committee's focus on broad issues such as utilities, • transportation, parks and recreation and environment/natural features, will assist in arriving at preferred land use and zoning options to update the Comprehensive Plan." As we proceed through this process of updating the Comprehensive Plan, there will remain to be issues that the City Council will need to address prior to the final adoption of the plan. Some of these decisions are directly related to the outcome of the plan, but in no way are intended to circumvent the planning process. The City Council has indicated all along that updating the Comprehensive Plan is very important to manage the growth of the community. However, there are issues such as the East Highway 10 sewer extension that the City Council must initiate now in order to have that extension operational in two years from now. The Steering Committee can still play a role in addressing the extension of utilities down east Highway 10 by recommending where that ultimate service area will be, and the appropriate zoning and land use designations for future development of that part of the community. If the Committee has additional questions regarding their role or integrity of the process, this can be discussed at the meeting. • P.O. Box 490 • 13065 Orono Parkway • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425